A  MANUAL 

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PREPAREP  BY 


The  New-York  Letter-Carriers 


PRESENTED  TO  THE  PUBLIC, 


JANUARY  1,  1877. 


h  This  pamphlet  is  carefully  prepared  from  official  sources,  and  can  be  Q* 
relied  upon  as  correct  by  the  public.  *  ' 


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p.  W.  Green,  Printer  and  Electrotyper,  16  and  18  Jacob  St.,  New-York. 


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ANY  changes  having  taken  place,  during  the  past  year,  in  Postal 
Laws  and  Regulations,  Rates  of  Postage,  etc.,  etc.,  the  Letter- 
Carriers  of  the  City  of  New-York  have  had  prepared  the  following 
Schedule  of  Postal  Information ,  which  they  take  pleasure  in  presenting 
to  the  public.  Its  correctness  can  be  relied  on,  and  it  will  be  found 
useful  and  convenient  for  reference,  by  all  who  use  the  Post-Office. 


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TIIOS.  Tj.  IA.2UEJS,  ^Postmaster . 

HDJSTRT  G.  PRARSOH,  Ass’t  Postmaster. 

IA.3IDS  GAJTHEJR,  General  Snp’t  Ctty 
Pelivery. 

I OIIJST  RICHARDS,  Sap’t  General  Post- 
Office  Pelivery. 

SA.2IH  qF}.  qF?OW^ NR,  Snp’t  Carriers,  Gen¬ 
eral  Post-Office. 

IIIJGII  GARDHDR,  Inspector  of  Stations. 

The  Post-Office  is  open  continnonsly ,  ~ ex¬ 
cept  on  Sandays  and  national  holidays. 

Sandays  the  Office  is  open  from  9  Jl.JI. 
to  11  Jl.JVF. 

Carriers’  Entrance  on  the  Parh  side  of 
the  Post-Office. 

On  Sandays  the  Stations  are  open  from 
8  Jl.fi.  to  lO  Jl.M.,  for  the  sale  of  postage 
stamps  and  the  delivery  of  letters. 


ARRIVAL  AND  DEPARTURE  OF  MAILS. 


ARRIVAL  AND  DEPARTURE  OF  MAILS. 


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Manual  xil  Hftxstal  lufatimatixm. 


DELIVERIES  ARE  MADE  BY  CARRIERS  AS  FOLLOWS: 


‘General 

Station 

Station 

1  Station 

Station 

j  Station 

Station 

Station 

Station 

Station 

Station 

Station 

P.O. 

•Y 

B. 

C. 

D. 

E. 

F. 

Gr. 

H. 

K. 

L. 

M. 

8.00 

i  8.00 

8.00 

;  8.00 

8.10 

8.00 

7.45 

8.10 

7.50 

8.00 

8.15 

9.50 

9.45 

10.15 

10.30 

10.30 

10.30 

10.00 

9.45 

10.30 

9.30 

10.35 

11.00 

9.00 

10.45 

12.30 

12.00 

12.30 

12.15 

12.00 

11.45 

1.00 

11.35 

1.10 

1.15 

6.10 

12.30 

1.45 

1.30 

2.30 

2.15 

2.00 

1.30 

2.35 

3.15 

3.20 

3.30 

7.00 

1.45 

3.30 

2.30 

4.00 

3.45 

3.30 

3.00 

3.45 

5.15 

5.20 

5.30 

2.45 

4.45 

4.30 

5.00 

5.15 

5.00 

5.10 

5.55 

7.30 

345 

7.00 

7.00 

7.15 

7.15 

7.00 

7.20 

7.15 

j  j  ««  i 

4.30 

7.15 

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*  Department  open  on  Sunday,  from  9  to  11  a.m.,  entrance  Park  side  ;  Station  A,  595  Broadway, 
War.  H.  Heagerty,  Supt.;  Station  B,  382  Grand  Street,  J.  Y.  Luff,  Supt.;  Station  C,  583  Hudson 
Street,  Walter  A.'Symes,  Supt.;  Station  D,  4  Cooper  Union,  E.  T.  Ten  Eyck,  Supt.;  Station  E, 
:  465  Eighth  Avenue,  Arthur  Shook,  Supt.;  Station  F,  550  Third  Avenue,  Wm.  A.  Moger,  Supt.; 
j  Station  G,  1607  Broadway,  M.  A.  Reed,  Supt.;  Station  H,  1009  Third  Avenue,  T.  Earner,  Supt.; 

:  Station  K,  1531  Third  Avenue,  G.  B.  Tunison,  Supt  ;  Station  L,  2237  Third  Avenue,  A.  J.  Wilder, 
j  Supt. ;  Station  M,  Corner  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-eighth  Street  and  Tenth  Avenue,  E.  R.  Fay,  Supt. ; 

|  Kingsbridge,  at  Hudson  River  Railroad  Station ;  Morrisania,  One  Hundred  and  Sixty-seventh 
j  Street,  near  Fourth  Avenue. 


COLLECTIONS  ARE  MADE  AS  FOLLOWS: 


General 

Station 

Station 

Station 

Station 

Station 

Station 

Station 

Station 

Station 

Station 

Station 

P.  O. 

A. 

B. 

C. 

D. 

1  E. 

F. 

G. 

H. 

K. 

L. 

M. 

7.45 

6.15 

6.15 

6.00 

7.20 

5.50 

6.00 

5.50 

5.30 

8.00 

6.30 

7.30 

9.25 

7.50 

7.45 

7.25 

8.25 

7.45 

7.30 

6.50 

7.30 

i  10.35 

8.15 

11.00 

10.30 

8.40 

8.45 

8.25 

9.20 

9.00 

8.00 

8.10 

8.30 

j  1.10 

11.00 

1.15 

11.30 

9.45 

9.45 

9.25 

10.20 

10.00 

9.10 

9.10 

9.30 

3.20 

1.15 

4.00 

1 2.130 

1  10.35 

10.45 

10.25 

11.05 

11.00 

10.10 

10.10 

10.30 

5.20 

3.30 

5.30 

1.3J 

i  11.00 

11.45 

!  11.25 

12.20 

12.00 

12.00 

11.10 

11.30 

5.30 

2.3) 

:  11.40 

12.45 

12.25 

1.05 

1.00 

1.00 

11.50 

12.30 

Sunday 

Sunday 

3.30 

12.30 

1.45 

1.30 

2.20 

1.45 

1.45 

1.40 

1.30 

8.00 

7.30 

4.45 

1.50 

2.45 

2.45 

3.25 

2.45 

2.45 

3.00 

2.35 

5.45 

2.50 

4.45 

4.00 

4.40 

3.45 

3.30 

4.10 

3.40 

6.30 

3.30 

6.00 

5.15 

5.30 

5.20 

5.25 

5.10 

5.00 

8.00 

5.00 

9.00 

9.00 

6.05 

9.00 

9.00 

9.00 

9.00 

Sunday 

6.30 

9.00 

Sunday 

Sunday 

Sunday 

Sunday 

9.00 

2.30 

2.30 

2.00 

2.30 

2.3) 

Sunday 

Sunday 

Sunday 

Sunday 

8.45 

9.00 

9.00 

9.00 

8.2J 

2.00 

2.00 

2.00 

2.30 

9.00 

9.00 

9.00 

9.00 

Kingsbridge— No  collects .  or  deliveries. 

Morrisania— Collect :  6.30,  8.15,  1.15,  3.15.  Delivery  :  8.15,  1.15,  3.15. 


The  Mails  from  the  General  Post-Office  to  the  following  Stations,  leave  and 
arrive  as  indicated  in  the  following  table,  the  wagons  dropping  and  picking  up  the 
Mails  as  they  go  their  rounds.  A  Mail  via  Elevated  Railroad  is  also  sent  in  connec¬ 
tion  with  the  wagons. 

The  Elevated  Railroad  train  does  not  stop  at  A,  only  carries  mail  to  C. 

The  Mails  are  also  sent  by  messengers  between  H,  F,  and  D. 

The  Mails  for  Stations  E,  G,  II,  and  F,  are  sent  by  messengers,  as  well  as  by 
c  wagons,  and  are  almost  continually  passing  from  one  to  the  other,  the  wagons  at  D 
'jjl  and  C  taking  the  Mails  that  belong  to  Stations  A  and  B,  and  the  General  Post-Office.  ^ 
'  Letters  mailed  at  one  Station  do  not  go  to  the  General  Post-Office,  but  are  sent  direct 
£to  tile  Station  within  whose  circuit  the  letter  is  addressed. 


Manual  ul  Ifustal  Information, 


A  Manual  of  Ifastal  Information. 


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ARRIVAL  AND  DEPARTURE  FROM  UPPER  STATIONS. 


Leave 

G.  P.  O. 

Arrive  at 
Station  M. 

Leave 
Station  M. 

Arrive  at 

G.  P.  O. 

Leave 

G.  P.  O. 

Arrive  at 
Morrisania. 

Leave 

Morrisania. 

Arrive  at 

G.  P.  O. 

5.00 

7.20 

6.45 

10.19 

5.45 

7.37 

7.48 

10.20 

10.45 

1.40 

1.45 

3.55 

8.45 

10.57 

8.05 

9.30 

1.00 

2.52 

1.18 

3.20 

3.45 

6.10 

5.30 

7.31 

3.30 

5.09 

4.18 

6.35 

4.00 

5.15 

8.34 

10.00 

REQUEST  LETTERS, 

And  Letters  bearing  the  name  and  address  of  the  writer  on  the  outside,  when  not 
delivered  within  the  time  specified,  are  returned  direct  without  being  sent  to  the 
Dead  Letter  Office.  They  are  not  advertised. 

ADVERTISED  LETTERS. 

All  Letters  remaining  in  the  Office  are  advertised  on  Tuesday  and  Friday  of 
each  week  in  the  New-York  “  Witness.”  If  not  claimed  in  one  month  thereafter,  they 
are  then  forwarded  to  Washington. 

City  letters  are  not  advertised  unless  prepaid  by  a  THUEE-cewtf  stamp. 

Letters  to  be  called  for  remain  in  the  Office  two  months  ;  if  not  taken  out  then, 
they  are  advertised.  If  not  claimed  in  one  month  thereafter,  they  are  then  forwarded 
to  Washington. 

Ship  Letters  remain  in  the  Office  three  months. 

FORWARDING  LETTERS  FREE. 

The  law  provides  that  “  prepaid  and  free  letters  shall  be  forwarded,  at  the 
request  of  the  party  addressed,  from  one  Post-Office  to  another,  without  additional 
postage.”  A  letter  which  has  been  delivered  by  the  Post-Office,  to  an  authorized 
person,  and  by  him  redirected  to  another  Post-Office,  can  not  be  forwarded  to  its 
new  address  without  the  prepayment  of  postage. 

Drop  Letters,  when  forwarded,  must  be  prepaid  at  letter  rates — three  cents  for 
each  half  ounce  or  fraction  thereof. 

These  provisions  do  not  apply  to  any  mail  matter  except  letters. 

REGISTERED  LETTERS. 

Letters  may  be  registered,  by  paying  postage  in  full,  and  a  registration  fee,  in 
stamps,  of  10  cents,  to  all  parts  of  the  world.*' 

Registered  letters  must  always  be  indorsed  on  the  back,  with  name  and  address 
of  writer,  and  should  be  deposited  fifteen  minutes  prior  to  closing  the  mail. 


MONEY  ORDERS. 

Absolute  safety  in  sending  money  by  mail  is  secured  by  obtaining  a  Money  Order. 
Orders  are  issued  in  sums  of  not  more  than  $50.  Larger  amounts  can  be  trans¬ 
mitted  to  the  same  person,  at  the  same  time,  by  additional  Orders. 

DOMESTIC  COMMISSIONS. 


On  Orders  not  exceeding  $15,  .......  10  cents. 

A  Over  $15  and  not  exceeding  $30,  ....  .  15  cents. 

^4  Over  $30  and  not  exceeding  $40,  ......  20  cents. 

Over  $40  and  not  exceeding  $50,  .......  25  cents. 

♦Letters  can  be  registered  to  nearly  all  parts  of  the  world,  except  a  few  unimportant  places. 


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FOREIGN  COMMISSIONS. 

Donlinion  of  Canada. 

On  Orders  not  exceeding  $10, . 20  cents. 

Over  $10  and  not  exceeding  $20,  .....  40  cents. 

Over  $20  and  not  exceeding  $30,  .......  60  cents. 

Over  $30  and  not  exceeding  $40*  ...  .  80  cents. 

Over  $40  and  not  exceeding  $50,  .  .  .  $1.00 

Germany ,  Great  Jtrita-in ,  and  Switzerland. 

On  Orders  not  exceeding  $10,  .  . . 25  cents. 

Over  $10  and  not  exceeding  $20,  .......  50  cents. 

Over  $20  and  not  exceeding  $30,  .  .  .  .  .  75  cents. 

Over  $30  and  not  exceeding  $40,  .  .  .  $1.00 

Over  $40  and  not  exceeding  $50, . 1.25 

To  Germany  only. 

On  Orders  not  exceeding  $5, . 15  cents. 

Money  Orders  (both  Foreign  and  Domestic)  can  be  obtained  at  any  of  the 
Branch  Offices. 

No  fractions  of  cents  to  be  introduced  in  an  Order. 

United  States  Treasury  notes  or  National  Bank  notes  only  received  or  paid. 

Prices  at  which  Stamped.  Envelopes  and  Newspaper  Wrappers  are 
Sold  to  the  Public. 

Note — Stamps  cut  from  Stamped  Envelopes  can  not  be  used  to  pay  postage. 


In  Quantities  of .  1000 


Two-cent,  Ordinary  Letter  Size,  No.  2,  first  quality . 

Three-cent,  Full  Letter  Size,  No.  3,  first  quality . 

Three-cent,  Full  Letter  Size,  No.  3,  second  quality . 

Three-cent,  Full  Letter  Size,  No.  3,  third  quality . 

One-cent,  Full  Letter  Size,  No.  4,  ungummed  for  circulars.  . 

Three-cent,  Commercial  Size,  No.  414,  first  quality . 

Two-cent,  Commercial  Size,  No.  414,  second  quality . 

Three-cent,  Commercial  Size,  No.  4^4,  third  quality . 

Three-cent,  Extra  Letter  Size,  No.  5,  first  quality . 

One-cent,  Extra  Letter  Size,  No.  6,  ungummed,  for  circulars. 

Six-cent,  Official  Size,  No.  7,  first  quality . 

Three-cent.  Official  Size,  No.  7  second  quality . 

One-cent,  Newspaper  Wrappers,  No.  9 . 

Two-cent  Newspaper  Wrappers,  No.  9 . 


1000 

500 

250 

100 

$22.60 

$11.30 

$5.65 

$2.26 

32.80 

16.40 

8.20  [ 

3.28 

32.60 

16.30 

8.15  I 

3.26 

32.20 

16.10 

8.05 

3  22^ 

11.80 

5.90 

2.95  ! 

1.18 

33.00 

16.50 

8.25 

3.30 

22.80 

11.40 

5.70 

2.28 

•  2.40 

16.20 

8.10 

3.24 

33.20 

16.60 

8.30 

3.32 

12.00 

6.00 

3.00  , 

1.20 

64.60 

32.30 

16.15  j 

6.46 

34.40 

17.20 

8.60 

3.44 

11.20 

5.60 

2.80 

1.12 

21.20 

10.60 

5.30 

2  12 

Domestic  Postage  Rates. 

The  following  are  the  rates  of  postage  within  the  United  States  : 

RATES  OF  POSTAGE  ON  FIRST-CLASS  MATTER. 

On  letters,  sealed  packages,  mail  matter,  wholly  or  partly  in  writing,  except  book 
manuscript  and  corrected  proofs  passing  between  authors  and  publishers,  and 
except  local  or  drop  letters,  or  United  States  postal  cards  ;  all  printed  matter  so 
marked  as  to  convey  any  other  or  further  information  than  is  conveyed  by  the  orig- 
inal  print,  except  the  correction  of  mere  typographical  errors  ;  all  matter  otherwise 
chargeable  with  letter  postage,  but  which  is  so  wrapped  or  secured  that  it  can  not/ 
be  conveniently  examined  by  postmasters  without  destroying  the  wrapper  or  envelope  f 


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■$.  Manual  ni  Ifost-ai  Irtfarmatian. 


all  packages  containing  matter  not  in  itself  chargeable  with  letter  postage,  hut  in 
which  is  inclosed  or  concealed  any  letter,  memorandum,  or  other  thing  chargeable  with 
letter  postage,  or  upon  which  is  any  writing  or  memorandum  ;  all  matter  to  which 
no  specific  rate  of  postage  is  assigned  ;  and  manuscript  for  publication  in  newspa¬ 
pers,  magazines,  or  periodicals,  three  cents  for  each  half  ounce  or  fraction  thereof. 

On  local  or  drop  letters,  at  offices  where  free  delivery  by  carriers  is  established, 
two  cents  for  each  half  ounce  or  fraction  thereof. 

RATES  OF  POSTAGE  ON  SECOND-CLASS  MATTER. 


This  class  embraces  all  newspapers,  magazines  and  periodicals,  exclusively  in 
print,  and  sent  to  regular  subscribers  from  the  office  of  publication 

On  newspapers  and  other  publications,  issued  weekly  or  oftener,  2  cents  per  pound. 
When  issued  less  frequently  than  once  a  week,  3  cents  per  pound. 


RATES  OF  POSTAGE  ON  THIRD-CLASS  MATTER. 

By  act  of  July  12,  1876,  pamphlets,  occasional  publications,  transient  news¬ 
papers,  magazines,  books,  periodicals,  hand-bills,  posters  sheet  music  (printed), 
prospectuses,  maps,  proof-sheets,  corrected  proof-sheets,  and  regular  publications 
designed  primarily  for  advertising  purposes  or  free  circulation,  or  for  circulation  at 
nominal  rates,  are  subject  to  postage  at  the  rate  of^me  cent  for  each  two  ounces  or 
fraction  thereof;  and  printed  cards  and  blanks,  lithographs,  prints,  chromo-litlio- 
graphs,  engravings,  photographs,  and  stereoscopic  views,  book  manuscripts,  unsealed 
circulars,  seeds,  cuttings,  roots,  and  scions,  bulbs,  flexible  patterns,  samples  of  ores, 
metals,  minerals,  and  merchandise,  sample  cards,  photographic  paper,  letter  envel¬ 
opes,  postal  envelopes,  and  wrappers,  unprinted  cards,  plain  and  ornamental  paper, 
card-board,  and  other  flexible  material,  and  all  other  mailable  matter  of  the  third 
class  not  herein  enumerated, |one  cent  for  each  ounce  or  fraction  thereof.  I 

All  packages  of  matter  of  the  third  class  must  be  so  wrapped  or  enveloped, 
with  open  sides  or  ends,  that  their  contents  may  be  readily  and  thoroughly  examined 
by  postmasters  without  destroying  the  wrappers  ;  but  seeds  and  other  articles  liable, 
from  their  form  or  nature,  to  loss  or  damage  unless  specially  protected,  may  be 
inclosed  in  unsealed  bags  or  boxes  which  can  readily  be  opened  for  examination  of 
the  contents  and  reclosed  ;  or  sealed  bags,  made  of  material  sufficiently  transparent 
to  show  the  contents  clearly,  without  opening,  may  be  used  for  such  matter. 


LOCAL  PAPERS,  Etc.,  AT  LETTER-CARRIER  OFFICES. 

Under  this  section  the  postage  on  newspapers  (excepting  weeklies),  periodicals, 
and  circulars  deposited  in  a  letter-carrier  office  for  delivery  by  the  office  (through  the 
box  or  general  delivery)  or  by  its  carriers,  is  as  follows  : 

1.  On  newspapers  (excepting  weeklies),  whether  regular  or  transient,  and  with¬ 
out  regard  to  weight  or  frequency  of  issue,  one  cent  each. 

2.  On  periodicals  (other  than  newspapers),  whether  regular  or  transient,  not 
exceeding  two  ounces  in  weight,  one  cent  each. 

3.  On  periodicals  (other  than  newspapers),  whether  regular  or  transient,  exceed- 

j)  ing  two  ounces  in  weight,  two  cents  each.  ^ 

<4  4.  Circulars  unsealed,  one  cent  each.  These  rates  to  be  prepaid  by  postage 

jfc>  stamps  affixed. 

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FOREIGN  POSTAGE. 

AMERICA. 


Rates 

for 

Letters. 

See  Refer’ces 

c,a. 


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in 

S£fe 


Newspa¬ 

pers, 

MUST  BE 

Prepaid. 


3 

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Other 

Printed 

Matter, 

MUST  BE 

Prepaid. 


cJ 

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Samples 

of 

Merchan¬ 
dise,  must 
be  Pre¬ 
paid. 


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Dominion  of  Canada,  embraces  British  Columbia] 
(Vancouver’s  Island),  Manitoba,  New-Brunswick, 
Nova  Scotia  and  Cape  Breton,  Provinces  of  Onta¬ 
rio,  and  Quebec  and  Prince  Edward’s  Island . 

Domestic  Postage  on  all  mail  matter,  except  patterns 

and  samples  of  merchandise . 

Postage,  must  be  fully  prepaid. 
Newfoundland .  . 


West-Indies, 

Direct  Mail.  Cuba,  Hayti,  Jamaica,  and  San  Do¬ 
mingo  . 

To  the  following  Islands  in  the  West-Indies  (by 
British  Mail),  via  Bermuda  and  St.  Thomas  ;  also 
via  Havana  and  St.  Thomas,  are  sent  about  the 
first  of  the  month  :  Anega,  Anguilla,  Antigua,  Bar- 
badoes,  Barbuda,  Curacoa,  Cayman  (Great  and  Lit¬ 
tle),  Caymanhrack,  Cuba,  Dominica,  Guadeloupe, 
Grenada,  Grenadines,  Hayti,  Jamaica,  Martinique, 
Montserrat,  Nevis,  Oruba,  Porto  Rico,  St.  Chris¬ 
topher,  Santa  Cruz,  San  Domingo,  St.  Eustatius, 
St.  John,  Sta.  Lucia.  St.  Thomas,  St.  Vincent,  To¬ 
bago,  Tortola,  Trinidad,  Turk’s  Island,  Venezuela, 
Vieque . 


c  3 


c  5 


b  b  b  b 
teach  2  21 


Bermuda. 


Direct  Mail. 


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Bahama  Islands. 

Direct  Mail  to  the  Bahama  Islands  (which  consist  | 
of  Andros,  Crooked  Islands,  Eleuthera,  Great] 
and  Little  Abaco,  Great  Bahama,  Great  Exuma, 
Great  and  Little  Inague,  Long  Island,  Mariguana, 
New-Providence,  Providencials,  San  Salvador,  and 
Watling  Islands) .  lea  3 

Mexico. 

Direct  Mail  from  New-York  or  New  Orleans,  by 

Overland  Route . (c«10 

The  following  is  the  list  (arranged  by  States)  of] 
the  principal  Post-Offices  in  Mexico,  to  which  mail 
matter  can  be  sent  by  land  routes,  on  payment  of 
United  States  domestic  rates  of  postage  (which  pre¬ 
pays  to  frontier  line  only) : 

Chihuahua.  —  Allende,  Chihuahua,  Concepcion,  ”]  j 
Cosihuiriachic,  Galeana,  Hidalgo,  Jesus  Maria,  | 

Paso  del  Norte,  Rosales,  San  Pablo,  Santa  Ro-  | 
salia.  y'ca  3 

Coahuila — Mon  cl  ova,  Morelos,  Parras,  Piedras  ! 
Negras,  Saltillo,  San  Fernando  de  Rosas,  Santa  |  | 
Rossa,  Viezca. 


teach 


2  2  m 


4  4  10,  4  10 


2  2  j  m 


h  m 


Manual  0I  Ifastal 


FOREIGN  POSTAGE. 

AMERICA — Continued. 


Rates 

FOR 

Letters 

See  Refer’ces 

c,  a. 


i. 


Nuevo  Leon. — Agualeguas,  Cadereyta,  Cerralvo,  'i 
Linares,  Montemorelos,  Monterey,  Salinas,  Vil- 
laldama. 

Sonora. — Altar,  Arizpe,  Babispe,  Hermosillo,  }■ 
Magdalena,  Sahuaripa,  Ures. 

Tamaulipas.  —  Camargo,  Guerrero,  Matamoros,  | 
Mier,  Nuevo,  Laredo,  Reynosa.  J 

Central  America. 

Balize  (by  British  Mail),  via  Kingston;  also  via  St. 

Thomas . 

Guatemala.  Direct.  Yia  Aspinwall . 

Honduras  (by  British  Mail),  via  St.  Thomas . 

Salvadore.  Direct.  Yia  Aspinwall . 

Nicaragua,  West  Coast.  Direct.  Yia  Aspinwall 
“  East  “  “  “ 

Costa  Rica,  West  Coast.  “  “ 

“  Port  Limen,  East  Coast.  “ 

Isthmus. 

Panama  and  Aspinwall.  Direct  Mail . 

South- America. 

New-Gran ada  (by  British  Mail),  via  Aspinwall . 

“  Direct . 

Venezuela  (by  British  Mail),  via  Havana  and  St. 

Thomas  ;  also  via  Bermuda  and  St.  Thomas . 

Guiana,  British,  via  Bermuda  and  St.  Thomas . 

“  French,  “  “  “  . 

“  Dutch,  “  “  “  .  ... 

Brazil,  via  England . 

Uraguay,  “  . 

Paraguay,  “  . 

Patagonia,  “  . 

Argentine  Confederation  (by  British  Mail),  via 

England . 

Chili  (by  British  Mail),  via  Aspinwall . 

Bolivia  “  ••  “  . 

Peru  “  “  “  . 

Ecuador  “  “  “  . 

“  (Closed  Mail),  “  and  Panama.. 


See  Notes  at  the  end  of  this  Table. 

FOREIGN  POSTAGE. 

EUROPE. 

Great  Britain  and  Ireland . 

Denmark . 

Sweden .  ’  ’ ' 


\ca  3 


ca  13 
calO 
ca  13 
ca  10 
ca  5 
cal3 
ca  5 
ca  13 


ca  5 


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cal  3 
ca  13 
ca  13 
ca  13 


17 
ca  17 
ca  17 
cal  7 
ca  20 


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8„.® 
a  s  g 
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ca  21 
ca  27 
ca  2’ 
ca  2' 

ca  27 


Newspa¬ 
pers, 
must  be 
Prepaid. 

Other 

Printed 

Matter, 

MUST  BE 

Prepaid. 

Samples 

of 

Merchan¬ 
dise,  must 
be  Pre¬ 
paid. 

Limit  of  Weight  for 

a  Single 

Rate  of  Postage. 

Postage  Rate  for  each 

Paper,  not  over 

Limit  of  Weight. 

Limit  of  Weight  for 

a  Single 

Rate  of  Postage. 

Postage  Rate  for  a 

Single  Weight 

or  fraction  thereof. 

Limit  of  Weight  for 
a  Single 

Rate  of  Postage. 

Postage  Rate  for  a 
Single  Weight 
or  fraction  thereof. 

h 

h 

h 

h 

m 

m 

4 

4 

4 

10 

4 

10 

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10 

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10 

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4 

10 

4 

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4 

4 

4 

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4 

10 

4 

4 

4 

10 

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4 

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*2 

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*2 

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*4 

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*2 

4 

*2 

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4 

4 

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10 

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10 

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4 

10 

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10 

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10 

4 

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ozs. 

CTS. 

ozs. 

CTS. 

ozs. 

CTS. 

*  1 

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2i 

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2 

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2 

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12 


Manual  ni  Ifxxstal  totomatimi. 


FOREIGN  POSTAGE. 

EUROPE — Continued 


Norway . 

Russia.  Direct  Mail . 

Belgium  or  The  Netherlands . 

Prussia  and  North-German  Union,  including  all 

the  German  States,  Austria  and  Hungary . 

Italy .  . 

France . . 

Switzerland  . 

Spain . 

Portugal . 

Gibraltar . 

Malta . . 

Greece . 

Iceland . 

Moldavia  and  Wallachia,  including  Bakeu,  Ber- 
lat,  Botutschany,  Bukarest,  Fokshan,  Galatz,  Ger- 
geno,  Jassy,  Ibraila,  Piatra,  Plojeskti,  Roumania, 

via  North-German  Union.  Direct . 

Turkey  (European  and  Asiatic). — Letters  for  Adrian- 
ople,  Antwari,  Beyrout,  Burgas,  Caiffa,  Cavallo, 
Candia,  Canea,  Constantinople,  Czernarrods,  Dar¬ 
danelles,  Durazzo,  Gallipoli,  Jaffa,  Janina,  Jeru¬ 
salem,  Ineboli,  Kustendji,  Lagos,  Larnica,  Mity- 
lene,  Philipopolis,  Prevesa,  Rhodes,  Rustchuck, 
Salonica,  Samsoun,  Seres,  Santi,  Quranti,  Sinope, 
Smyrna.  Sophia,  Sulina,  Tenedos,  Trebizond, 
Tchesme,  Tulcha,  Yalona,  Varna,  Vola,  and  Wid- 
din . 


Rates 

for 

Letters. 

See  Refer ’ces 

c,  a. 


See  Notes  at  the  end  of  this  Table. 

FOREIGN  POSTAGE. 

ASIA. 


China,  Hong  Kong,  Amoy,  Canton,  Foochow,  Ma-! 

cao,  Swatow,  via  San  Francisco . jc  10 

China.  Shanghai,  and  other  places  not  mentioned 

above,  via  San  Francisco .  5 

China  (by  British  Mail),  via  Southampton . j _ 

China  (by  British  Mail),  via  Brindisi . j  ■  •  ■  I 

Siam,  via  San  Francisco . c  10 

Siam  (by  British  Mail),  via  Southampton . 

Siam,  via  Brindisi . 

Burmah  (by  British  Mail) . 

Burmah  (by  German  Mail) _ ‘ . 

Ceylon,  via  San  Francisco . 

Ceylon  (by  British  Mail),  via  Southampton. . . . 

Ceylon,  via  Brindisi . 

Japan,  via  San  Francisco . 

Japan,  via  Southampton . 

Japan,  via  Brindisi . 

.  Philippine  Islands,  via  San  Francisco . 

^Philippine  Islands,  via  Southampton . 

•(Philippine  Islands,  via  Brindisi . 


*1*  s 


CTS. 

5 


ca  27 
\ca  31 

1? 


c  10 


0  10 


ca  27 
ca  31 1 


Newspa¬ 

pers, 

MUST  BE 

Prepaid. 

Other 

Printed 

Matter, 

MUST  BE 

Prepaid. 

|  Samples 
of 

Merchan¬ 
dise,  must 
be  Pre¬ 
paid. 

Limit  of  Weight  for 
a  Single 

Rate  of  Postage. 

Postage  Rate  for  each 

Paper,  not  over 
Limit  of  Weight. 

Limit  of  Weight  for 

a  Single 

Rate  of  Postage. 

Postage  Rate  for  a 
Single  Weight 

or  fraction  thereof. 

Limit  of  Weight  for 

a  Single 

Rate  of  Post1  ere. 

Postage  Rate  for  a 
Single  Weight 
or  fraction  thereof. 

ozs. 

CTS. 

ozs. 

CTS. 

OZS. 

CTS. 

i  *4 

2 

*2 

2 

*2 

2 

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2 

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:  2 

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&  Manual  uf  l?ustal  lulunuatiuu. 


FOREIGN  POSTAGE. 

AFRICA. 


Algeria,  Egypt,  Madeira,  Canary  Islands,  Azores  or 
Western  Islands . 


Tunis  (by  Italian  Mail) . 

Tripolis  (by  Italian  Mail) . 

Tangiers,  via  Spain . 

Accra,  Gambia,  Gold  Coast,  Lagos,  Sierra  Leone. 

Cape  of  Good  Hope,  Natal . 

Cape  de  Verde  Islands . . 

St.  Helena  (by  British  Mail) . 

Mauritius  (by  British  Mail) . 

Morocco,  via  England . 

Morocco,  via  Spain . 

Liberia,  via  Southampton . . 


OCEANICA. 

Australia,  South-Australia,  Tasmania,  Van  Die- 
man’s  Land,  Victoria,  and  West-Australia,  via  San 

Francisco . . .  . 

New  South-Wales  and  Queensland,  via  San 

Francisco . . 

Australia,  via  Southampton . 

Australia,  via  Brindisi . 

Sandwich  Islands,  via  San  Francisco . 

Java,  via  Southampton . 

Java,  via  Brindisi . 

Java,  Netherland  Possessions,  embracing  Borneo, 
Sumatra,  Celetes,  Riouw,  Madura,  Billiton,  Moluc¬ 
cas,  Timor,  and  Banca  Islands  off  Sumatra . 


Rates 

for 

Letters. 

See  Reter’ces 

c,  a. 


ca  5 
cl2 


c  6 


c  .O 


c  7 
5 

15 

15 

15 

16 
ca  15 

5; 
15 


c  15 
c  19 


16 


Newspa¬ 

pers, 

MUST  BE 

Prepaid. 

Other 

Printed 

Matter, 

MUST  BE 

Prepaid. 

u 

u 

2  c? 

Z 

©  ** 

f  $ 

u  ^*0 
£  J3  £ 

>f  Weig 
i  Single 
of  Post 

«H  O  ® 

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|  1 

PI 

Ph 

1  PS 

Ph  S 

ozs. 

CTS. 

ozs. 

CTS. 

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*  When  this  mark  is  used,  the  limit  of  weight  for  Newspapers  and  Printed  Matter  is  2  pounds  3  ounces, 
and  for  Samples,  8%  ounces. 

t  When  this  mark  is  used,  the  rate  given  is  for  each  Newspaper,  regardless  of  weight. 
a — Additional  charge  is  made  on  delivery  ;  where  the  a  is  not  used  no  additional  charge  is  made. 
b — Newspapers  and  Printed  Matter  can  be  sent  at  United  States  Rates.  Samples,  10  cents  for  8  ounces, 
or  less  ;  must  not  weigh  over  8  ounces. 

c — Prepayment  is  compulsory  ;  if  matter  is  not  fully  prepaid,  it  will  not  be  forwarded.  In  all  cases 
where  the  c  is  not  used  prepayment  of  Letters  is  optional. 
d — Other  Printed  Matter,  not  over  1  ounce,  2  cents  ;  over  1,  but  not  over  2  ounces,  3  cents  ;  over  2,  but 
not  over  4  ounces,  4  cents  ;  being  the  United  States  postage  only. 
e — The  fee  for  Registration  (10  cents),  is  for  the  package,  and  must  be  placed  upon  it,  in  stamps ,  in 
addition  to  the  regular  postage,  before  it  is  presented  to  be  registered.  Packages  for  registration 
must  always  be  indorsed  with  the  full  name  and  address  of  the  sender. 
h — Newspapers,  1  cent  for  each  2  ounces,  or  fraction  thereof,  and  1  cent  additional  for  each  paper. 
Other  Printed  Matter  (except  Circulars),  1  cent  per  ounce,  and,  in  addition,  1  cent  for  each  2 ounces. 
Circulars  2  cents  per  ounce.  ,lVia  Land  Routes,”  Newspapers  and  Printed  Matter  at  United 
States  Rates,  except  that  Newspapers  can  not  be  sent  to  subscribers  at  bulk  rates. 
k — Letters  for  Havana  may  be  registered  by  British  mail,  via  St.  Thomas,  at  13  cents  per  half  ounce 
and  10  cents  fee. 

m — Samples  can  not  be  sent  to  these  places,  by  the  routes  thus  marked,  unless  at  Letter  Rate,  and  they 
must  have  no  intrinsic  value. 

n — Newspapers,  1  cent  for  each  2  ounces,  and  an  additional  1  cent  for  each  paper.  Other  Printed 
Matter  (except  Circulars),  1  cent  for  each  ounce,  and,  in  addition,  1  cent  for  each  2  ounces.  Circu¬ 
lars,  Photographs,  Engravings,  etc.,  2  cents  per  ounce. 

8— Letters  can  only  be  registered  to  Hong  Kong  Shanghai,  Amoy,  Foochow,  Canton.  Macao  and  Swatow. 
t — Newspapers  1  cent  for  each  2  ounces  to  regular  subscribers  at  United  States  Rates. 

-Two  cents  for  each  Newspaper,  if  not  over  4  ounces,  and  2  cents  for  each  additional  4  ounces  ;  and, 
in  addition  to  this  rate.  2  cents  for  each  2  ounces. 

L4-0 — Other  Printed  Matter,  for  2  ounces  or  less,  4  cents  ;  2  to  4  ounces,  6  cents  ;  4  to  6  ounces,  8  cents  ;i 
i  6  to  8  ounces,  12  cents  ;  8  to  10  ounces.  14  cents  ;  10  to  12  ounces,  16  cents  ;  12  to  14  ounces,  2(r 

mv.  cents  ;  14  to  16  ounces,  22  cents  ;  16  to  18  ounces,  24  cents.  , 


14 


Manual  txf  Hfustal  lulu^matiuu. 


FROM  THE  LETTER-CARRIERS  TO  THE  PUBLIC. 


When  about  to  change  your  residence  or  place  of  business,  send  a  Postal  Card 
to  the  Postmaster  notifying  him  of  the  date  of  your  intended  removal,  and  of  your 
new  address.  Send  a  similar  notice  to  the  publishers  of  newspapers  or  magazines 
to  which  you  may  be  a  subscriber. 

In  bad  weather,  when  the  streets  and  car-tracks  are  blocked  by  snow,  or  the 

sidewalks  covered  with  ice,  don’t  be  too  ready  to  blame  the  post-office  (and  especially 

'• 

the  letter-carrier)  for  the  delay  of  your  letters.  “  Put  yourself  in  his  place,”  and 
remember  that  he  has  a  “hard  road  to  travel.” 

If  your  regular  carrier  is  absent  from  duty  through  sickness  or  otherwise,  and 
a  substitute  is  serving  in  his  place,  make  a  little  allowance  for  the  fact  that  he  is 
necessarily  unfamiliar  with  the  route,  and  can  not  get  over  the  ground  quite  as 
rapidly  as  the  more  experienced  “  regular.” 

Please  see  that  the  carrier  is  not  unnecessarily  kept  waiting  at  the  door.  A 
short  delay  at  each  call  will  involve  a  serious  loss  of  time  on  every  delivery — 
while  a  prompt  response  to  the  carrier’s  ring  will  benefit  both  yourself  and  your 
neighbors. 

In  case  of  failure  or  delay  in  the  arrival  of  your  letters,  don’t  hastily  jump  to 
conclusions  as  to  the  cause  of  the  trouble.  It  may  be  a  railroad  accident,  a  broken 
mail-wagon,  or  a  blunder  at  a  post-office  a  hundred  miles  away.  Write  to  the  Post¬ 
master,  and  your  complaint  will  receive  prompt  and  careful  attention. 

Remember  that  the  carrier  is  held  responsible  for  all  postage  due  on  letters  or 
other  mail  matter  intrusted  to  him  for  delivery,  and  is  bound  to  collect  the  amount 
or  pay  it  himself.  If  any  such  charge  is  considered  excessive,  you  may  be  sure  the 
fault  does  not  lie  with  him,  and  that  a  note  addressed  to  the  Postmaster  will  secure 
a  full  explanation,  and  the  correction  of  any  mistake  that  may  have  been  made  in 


W  .-W 


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